Where does “яйцо́” come from?

яйцо́ (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic ꙗице, from Proto-Slavic ajьce, from Proto-Slavic ȃje, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ṓjan, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis — bird.

яйцо́ (Russian): egg

Definitions

  1. egg

Ancestry of “яйцо́”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicꙗицеegg
2Proto-Slavicajьceegg
3Proto-Slavicȃjeegg amniote embryo with protective shell
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*ṓjanegg
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ōwyómegg
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird

Words derived from “яйцо́”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ṓjan →